EarthSky Tonight— August 30, Andromeda Galaxy visible again each evening
The Great Square of Pegasus sparkles over your eastern horizon at early to mid evening.
EarthSky Tonight—August 29, Closest celestial trio of 2010 in late August, early September
In a few more days, Venus and Mars will team up with the star Spica to stage this year’s closest celestial trio – three heavenly bodies fitting within a circle…
EarthSky Tonight—August 28, Ophiuchus is part of the Zodiac, too
Ophiuchus is sometimes called the 13th or “forgotten” constellation of the Zodiac.
EarthSky Tonight—August 27, moon near Jupiter – not Mars
Currently, both the moon and planet are in the constellation of Pisces the Fish. They are not far from the circular pattern of stars known as The Circlet in Pisces.
EarthSky Tonight—August 26, Jupiter and moon in east by late evening
In fact, astronomers of past centuries were originally able to rank the planets by distance based on the speed of their motions in front of the fixed stars.
Earthsky Tonight—August 2, Find a globular cluster by the Scorpion’s heart
Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. Antares is always up on summer evenings. It is a bright red star known for twinkling rapidly.